How to open and set up the security of the Windows 8 firewall

system is a problem that users should pay attention to. In addition to the protection of anti-virus software, we also recommend to further strengthen the security of the system by turning on the firewall that comes with the system. Next, Xiaobian will detail how to open the Win8 firewall. The first thing is to find the location of the firewall in Win8. Move the mouse to the lower right corner of the screen to bring up the “Charm column” and select the settings. Click here to “Control Panel” to enter the control panel interface. Then click on "System and Security" in the Control Panel to open the System and Security window, where we can see the "Windows Firewall" option. After the control panel system and the secure Windows firewall enter the firewall, we will look at the left side of the window, here you can see the option to enable or disable the Windows Firewall, where we can customize the settings of this type of network. The recommended setting is to enable the firewall under all networks and open the notification when blocking new apps. Firewall status In addition, <;block all incoming connections, including applications in the list of allowed apps> This option, we recommend to turn off in the private network, preferably in the public network. Suggested settings There is a concept that “allows the list of applications”, as the name implies, the application in the allowed application list will not be blocked by the firewall. How do you set this up? On the left side of the firewall window we can see “ Allow apps or features to pass the firewall's options, where we can add and remove allowed apps ourselves. Allow the app list to add the app

to the last “advanced option", the average ordinary user is basically out of reach, we don't bother to think. With Windows Firewall and Windows Defender, we don't even have to install third-party security tools to keep the system secure.